Great Britain at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Great Britain participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Great Britain at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
Websitehttp://www.teamgb.com/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors43 in 17 sports
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
12
Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Archery edit

Great Britain qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1] Later, Great Britain qualified a male archer based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Championships.[2]

  • Boys' Individual – Daniel Thompson[3][4]
  • Girls' Individual – Alyssia Tromans-Ansell[3][4]
Individual
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Dan Thompson Boys' Individual 630 29   Vaca Cordero (MEX)
L 0–6
did not advance 17
Alyssia Tromans-Ansell Girls' Individual 652 10   Tagle (PHI)
W 6–4
  Vázquez Cadena (MEX)
L 1–7
did not advance 9
Team
Athletes Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
  Dan Thompson (GBR)
  Son Yer-yeong (KOR)
Mixed team 1293 25   van der Winkel (NED)
  Cheremiskin (RUS)
L 2–6
did not advance 17
  Alyssia Tromans-Ansell (GBR)
  Reza Shabani (IRI)
1305 4   Himani (IND)
  Roux (RSA)
W 5–1
  Tagle (PHI)
  Õun (EST)
L 3–5
did not advance 9

Badminton edit

Great Britain qualified two players based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[5][6]

Singles
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Christopher Grimley Boys' Singles   Guo (NZL)
W 2–0
  Chen (TPE)
L 0–2
  Pápai (HUN)
W 2–0
2 did not advance 9
Grace King Girls' Singles   İnci (TUR)
W 2–1
  Hooi (SGP)
W 2–1
  Švábíková (CZE)
L 0–2
3 did not advance 9
Team
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Team Zeta
  Christopher Grimley (GBR)
  Danylo Bosniuk (UKR)
  Kettiya Keoxay (LAO)
  Nhat Nguyen (IRL)
  Maharani Sekar Batari (INA)
  Jaslyn Hooi (SGP)
  Nairoby Abigail Jiménez (DOM)
  Vivien Sándorházi (HUN)
Mixed Teams   Delta (MIX)
L (95–110)
  Epsilon (MIX)
W (110–89)
  Alpha (MIX)
L (103–110)
3Q   Sigma (MIX)
W (110–106)
  Omega (MIX)
L (109–110)
  Theta (MIX)
L (107–110)
4
Team Sigma
  Grace King (GBR)
  Dennis Koppen (NED)
  Rukesh Maharjan (NEP)
  Ikhsan Rumbay (INA)
  Cristian Savin (MDA)
  Madeleine Caren Akoumba Ze (CMR)
  Ann-Kathrin Spöri (GER)
  Wang Zhiyi (CHN)
Mixed Teams   Theta (MIX)
W (110–100)
  Gamma (MIX)
W (110–86)
  Omega (MIX)
L (98–110)
2Q   Zeta (MIX)
L (106–110)
did not advance 5

Beach volleyball edit

Great Britain qualified a boys' team based on their performance at 2017–18 European Youth Continental Cup Final.[7]

  • Boys' tournament – Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello.[3][4]
Athletes Event Preliminary round Round of 24 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Javier Bello
Joaquín Bello
Boys'   AyonAlayo (CUB)
W 2-1
  KrovonAriyata (TOG)
W 2-0
  JorgeGonza (PAR)
W 2-0
1 Bye   JamesMark (AUS)
W 2-0
  AmievaZelayeta (ARG)
L 0-2
did not advance

Boxing edit

Great Britain qualified three boxers based on their performance at the 2018 Youth European Confederation Boxing Championship.[8]

  • Boys' 52 kg – Ivan Hope Price[4][3]
  • Boys' 64 kg – Hassan Azim[3][4]
  • Boys' 81 kg – Karol Itauma[4][3]
  • Girls' 60 kg – Caroline Sara Dubois[3][4]
Boys
Athlete Event Preliminary R1 Preliminary R2 Semifinals Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Ivan Hope Price -52 kg Bye   Maouche (ALG)
W 5–0
  Clancy (IRL)
W 5–0
  Sukthet (THA)
W RSC R1 1:49
 
Hassan Azim -64 kg   Jones (USA)
W 4–1
  Popov (RUS)
L 1–4
  Boulaouja (MAR)
W RSC R2 1:49
 
Karol Itauma -81 kg   Morales (PUR)
W 5–0
  Ali Karar (EGY)
W 5–0
  Kolesnikov (RUS)
W 4–1
 
Girl
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Caroline Dubois -60 kg   Taghouti (TUN)
W 5–0
  Saputo (ARG)
W 5–0
  Buapa (THA)
W 5–0
 

Cycling edit

Great Britain qualified a boys' and girls' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings. They also qualified a mixed BMX racing team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games BMX Junior Nation Rankings.[9][10][11]

  • Boys' combined team – Sean Flynn and Harry Birchill.[3][4]
  • Girls' combined team – Harriet Harnden and Anna McGorum.[3][4]
  • Mixed BMX racing team – Ross Cullen and Elissa Bradford[4][3]

Diving edit

Great Britain qualified three divers at the 2018 World Junior Diving Championships.

  • Boys' 3m Springboard – Antony Harding[4][3]
  • Boys' 10 Platform – Antony Harding[4][3] (not used)
  • Girls' 3m Springboard – Maria Papworth[4][3]
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Anthony Harding Boys' 3 m springboard 534.95 2 559.50  
Maria Papworth Girls' 3 m springboard 369.85 12 428.95 4
  Maria Papworth (GBR)
  Bryden Hattie (CAN)
Mixed team 340.50 5
  Ronja Rundgren (FIN)
  Anthony Harding (GBR)
299.10 12

Equestrian edit

Great Britain qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI European Junior Jumping Championships.[12]

  • Individual Jumping – Jack Whitaker[4][3]

Golf edit

Great Britain have qualified a mixed team of one boy and one girl as a result of the World Amateur Golf Rankings as at 25 July 2018.

  • Mixed team – Joe Pagdin and Lily May Humphreys.[4][3]
Individual
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Total Rank Score Par Rank
Lily May Humphreys Girls' Individual 79 (+9) 22 70 (0) 149 2 73 (+3) 222 7 222 +12 11
Joe Pagdin Boys' Individual 71 (+1) 5 71 (+1) 142 8 WD WD
Team
Athletes Event Round 1
(Fourball)
Round 2
(Foursome)
Round 3
(Individual Stroke)
Total
Score Rank Score Rank Girl Boy Total Rank Score Par Rank
Lily May Humphreys
Joe Pagdin
Mixed team 64 (−6) 6 73 (+3) 10 74 73 147 (+7) 9 284 +4 9

Gymnastics edit

Acrobatic edit

Great Britain qualified a mixed pair based on its performance at the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship.[13]

  • Mixed pair – Clyde Gembickas and Sophia Imrie-Gale.[3][4]

Artistic edit

Great Britain qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.[13]

Trampoline edit

Great Britain qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.[13]

  • Boys' trampoline – Andrew Stamp[4][3]
  • Girls' trampoline – Jessica Clarke[4][3]

Karate edit

Great Britain qualified one athlete based on the rankings in the Buenos Aires 2018 Olympic Standings.[14] Later, they qualified a second athlete based on its performance at one of the Karate Qualification Tournaments.[15]

Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Charlotte Hope Girls' 59 kg   Oukhattou (FRA)
L 0–4
  Anna Chernysheva (RUS)
L 0–4
  Heydariozomcheloei (IRI)
L 0–2
4 did not advance
Lauren Salisbury Girls' +59 kg   Keli Kydonaki (GRE)
L 2-4
  Annika Sælid (NOR)
L 0-2
  Sarah Al-Ameri (UAE)
W 2-0
2   Sakura Sawashima (JPN)
L 1-9
did not advance  

Modern pentathlon edit

Great Britain qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Youth A World Championship.[16]

Rowing edit

Great Britain qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[17]

  • Boys' pair – Michael Dalton and Theo Darlow.[3][4]
  • Girls' single sculls – Georgina Robinson Ranger[3][4]

Sailing edit

Great Britain qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Techno 293+ Championships.[18][19][20]

Shooting edit

Great Britain have received a wild card entry in the boy's air pistol event in the shooting competition.

  • Boys' 10m Air Pistol – James Miller[4][3]
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
James Miller Boys' 10 m air pistol 566-14 9 did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Points Rank Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank
  Kateline Nicolas (FRA)
  James Miller (GBR)
Mixed 10 metre air pistol 739-12 14   Seeger (GER)
  Kirov (BUL)
L 5–10
did not advance

Taekwondo edit

Great Britain have qualified two athletes for the taekwondo competition via the qualification tournament.

  • Boys' −55kg – Mason Yarrow
  • Girls' −49kg – Aaliyah Powell[4][3]
  • Girls' +63kg – Sharissa Gannaway[4][3]
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mason Yarrow Boys' 55 kg   Hidetaka Maeda (JPN)
L (6-29)
did not advance
Aaliyah Powell Girls' 49 kg Bye   Lee Ye-ji (KOR)
L (14-21)
did not advance
Sharissa Gannaway Girls' +63 kg Bye   Kimia Hemati (IRI)
L (8-19)
did not advance

Triathlon edit

Great Britain qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[21]

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Time Rank
Calum Young Boys 9:36 0:31 27:34 0:27 17:04 55:12 10
Libby Coleman Girls 10:29 0:49 31:22 0:32 20:31 1:03:43 23
Relay
Athlete Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km,
Run 1.8 km)
Total Group Time Rank
Europe 4
  Hanne Peeters (BEL)
  Gergely Kiss (HUN)
  Nikolett Ferenczi (HUN)
  Calum Young (GBR)
Mixed Relay 23:01 (9)
21:00 (4)
23:42 (5)
21:38 (5)
1:29:21 4
Europe 6
  Ines Rico (POR)
  Jan Škrjanc (SLO)
  Libby Coleman (GBR)
  Rik Malcorps (BEL)
23:01 (10)
21:27 (7)
23:14 (4)
21:53 (6)
1:29:21 5

Weightlifting edit

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ellie Pryor Girls' −53 kg 61 6 81 5 142 6

References edit

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